Progress through technology (19th century)
May 08, 2018
Progress through technology (19th century)
Catch each other’s attention
Greetings
Hallo, Hello, Hillo, Hollo, Hullo
Stress was on the second syllable,
difficult to hear the quality of the first vowel.
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Early 1800s: informal, street slang
Telephone
Need a way of starting a conversation
Thomas Edison
Replace Hello?
A confusible (17th century)
15th Century
17th Century: 興趣、嗜好
Dis- only
Un- only
Dis- & Un- with different meanings
Dis- & Un- with overlapping meanings
Uninterested: bored, unconcerned
Disinterested: impartial, bored('incorrect', Oxford)
Thieves’ cant (19th century)
吃土豆 (閩南語)?
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